Hi Vinish, Could you please include the following items in the upcoming release notes?
11. XTable UI (https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/issues/497) On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 7:10 AM Vinish Reddy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > We held the Apache XTable (Incubating) community sync on 24 August 2026 at > 08:00 PDT. > > Notes are below. I am keeping this thread open on purpose, so anyone who > could not attend can reply with questions, corrections, or agenda items for > the next sync. If you are working on something that is not listed here, > please reply and we will track it. > > 1. Release status: 0.4.0-incubating > ----------------------------------- > The IPMC vote passed with 4 binding +1 votes and the result is out: > https://lists.apache.org/thread/499ks8k8wcrromkw7b94qp96wph7tq5x > < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lists.apache.org/thread/499ks8k8wcrromkw7b94qp96wph7tq5x&source=gmail&ust=1787707961500000&sa=E > > > > Thanks to Stamatis Zampetakis, Russell Spitzer, Jean-Baptiste Onofre and > Xuanwo for reviewing the candidate. The announcement mail goes out next > after getting the 0.4.0 release docs PR [ > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/913 > < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/913&source=gmail&ust=1787707961500000&sa=E > >] > reviewed. > The docs are the part of a release that users see first, so review from > anyone on this list is welcome, not only committers. > > 2. Delta Kernel as the default path > ----------------------------------- > Vaibhav is working on https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/903 > < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/903&source=gmail&ust=1787707961500000&sa=E > > > Kernel > becomes the default in 0.5.0, with a flag to fall back to delta-core. The > one remaining gap is schema evolution, which is an upstream Delta Kernel > gap rather than an XTable one, so we will detect it and fall back instead > of failing. If you have context on the upstream delta kernel schema > evolution mechanics, please take a look. > > 3. Hudi table version 9 with indexes > ------------------------------------ > The Hudi side is merged. The XTable PR goes fully green once Hudi cuts > 1.2.1. Cross-format indexing follows as a short PR on top of it. > > 4. Iceberg pluggable table format > --------------------------------- > Ethan has taken over the PR, added tests and fixed the open issues. > Vinish will review it this week. > > 5. xtable-spark-runtime for Hudi 1.x > ------------------------------------ > Vaibhav has reviewed it. Vinish will address the comments this week and > push it for a re-review. > > 6. AI skills and tooling > ------------------------ > Issues are filed for CLI support and clearer error messages, and Roushan is > picking a few up. Please comment on an issue if you want to take one. The > Claude skill PR needs a re-review before Roushan can build on it. [ > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/829 > < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/829&source=gmail&ust=1787707961500000&sa=E > > > ] > > 7. Spark 4 upgrade > ------------------ > Sylvester has taken this over. It is not a 0.5.0 blocker, so it lands in > 0.5.0 only if it is ready in time and otherwise moves to 0.6.0. > > 8. xtable-java-runtime > ---------------------- > Per the earlier thread on this list, Tim will take over the RFC and file > the GitHub issues. > > 9. DuckDB extension > ------------------- > This needs xtable-core rewritten in Rust, because DuckDB is a native engine > and a Java jar would have to go through JNI. That is too large for 0.5.0, > so we are targeting 0.6.0 or 0.7.0. It is still worth doing, since DuckDB > reads Iceberg natively and an XTable extension would let those users reach > Hudi, Delta, Paimon and Parquet. If you have Rust experience and want to > help scope it, please reply. > > 10. Target for 0.5.0 > -------------------- > We are aiming to cut on 30 September 2026, or earlier if items 4, 5 and 6 > close this week. Tim is the release manager for 0.5.0. > > Fuller notes, with the discussion behind each item, are in the running sync > document > < > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mSthtQBVDDzi9bLn9sWDsPaJLJHCDoK_MxDsSphhlos > > > . > The next sync is on 7 September 2026 at 08:00 PDT. > Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gkh-ipnn-rwf > < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://meet.google.com/gkh-ipnn-rwf&source=gmail&ust=1787707961500000&sa=E > > > > Everyone is welcome to join. Please reply on this thread with anything you > want added to the agenda. > > Thanks, > Vinish > -- Thanks and Regards *Ranga Reddy* *------------------------------* *Bangalore, Karnataka, India* *Mobile : +91-9986183183 | Email: [email protected] <[email protected]>*
